Hugh
Douglas First Earl of Ormonde
formerly Douglas
Born about in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of James (Douglas) Douglas VIIth Earl of Douglas
and Beatrice (Sinclair) Sinclair Countess of Douglas
Brother of
Margaret Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, James (Douglas) The Black IXth Earl of Douglas KG, Archibald Douglas, John Douglas, Henry Douglas, William (Douglas) Douglas VIIIth Earl of Douglas, George Douglas, Beatrice (Douglas) Douglas Countess of Erroll and Janet Douglas
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
Hugh (Douglas) Douglas Dean of Brechin
Died
at about age 41
in Scotland [uncertain]
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Biography
Hugh (Douglas) Douglas First Earl of Ormonde is Notable.
Hugh (Douglas) Douglas First Earl of Ormonde was wounded and taken prisoner during the Royal-Black Douglas Civil War at the Battle of Arkinholm.
Hugh (Douglas) Douglas First Earl of Ormonde is a member of Clan Douglas.
Hugh was the fourth son of James, seventh Earl of Douglas[1]
The name of his wife is not known but they had issue:
Wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Arkinholm in 1455. He died by execution shortly after. He left one son, Hugh Douglas, Dean of Brechin, who died unmarried and seemingly childless.
Sources
- ↑ Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1909, Vol. VI, Archive.org, p. 385
- ↑ Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1909, Vol. VI, Archive.org, p. 386
See also:
- Fraser, Sir William. The Douglas Books. Edinburgh: by the author (1885), vol. 1, pp. 451-452.
- Johnston, George Harvey, "The Heraldry of the Douglases : with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees", Edinburgh: W & A K Johnston (1907)p. 18.
- Wikipedia: Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde
- Wikidata: Item Q5930577, en:Wikipedia
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Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Bobbie (Madison) Hall
While editing, the following warning appeared and needs to be addressed:
- A child's birth date (Douglas-655 born 1414) should not be before a parent is six years old (mother Sinclair-87 born 1410) .
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